Officers and crew give hand salute on stern of McGinty. According to McGinty crewmember Don Reece, "photo was taken at the recommissioning ceremony March 28, 195l, in San Diego. We had just taken the ship out of mothballs... The civilian in the photo was some official from San Diego." Thanks, Don! Photo provided by Don Reece (duplicate provided by Lynne Ryan, friend of McGinty crewmember Harold W Lappin).
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USS McGinty at recommissioning ceremony in San Diego, March 28, 1951. "The
ship's captain was Lt. Comdr. Frederick W. Pennoyer," says Seaman Apprentice Don Reece. "He is shown in front of the podium ... He is the one with glasses." Photo provided by Don Reece.
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